Heartfelt and Thoughtful

ILLUSTRATION, PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN

A windswept and multi-passionate creative

Up the Hill Creative, where its windswept but beautiful. With a couple of stories to tell, and a visiting fantail, you’ll find that up here we like pencil lines and paint strokes, stripes and flowers, blues and greens (and maybe a spot of pink?!).

My work weaves story, memory, and a bit of magic into whatever form it takes - a painted hat, a small business brand design, your family photo or something else entirely.

Up the Hill Creative is home to thoughtful design and heartfelt illustration and photography.

Welcome, please take the time to smell the flowers.

What we do Up the Hill

Illustration of an owl with detailed feathers, sitting on a branch, on a light background with a teal border.
A young girl with short hair wearing a beige hat with a feather and a striped shirt, leaning over a metal railing outdoors during sunset.
Illustration & Art
Photography

Design Support

Graphic design and branding with intention, website design and design support services.

Studio Shop

A selection of artworks, printed goods and commission services.

Design Services
Studio Shop

Photography

Natural, joy-filled family portraits for small groups and individuals, based in Auckland.

Illustration & Art

Pencil lines, watercolour, texture and a story. Mixed media illustration and artwork, both digital and hand made.

Illustration of a brown, curly-haired dog, possibly a Cocker Spaniel, with a white background.
Person holding a MacBook Pro displaying a website with a photo of a woman outdoors wearing a hat and striped shirt, and a digital painting of feathers.

Gallery

Illustration of a girl with wavy hair wearing a large hat, with a neutral facial expression, on a teal background. The text 'up the hill creative' is written below.
A small painted canvas depicting a fantail bird wearing a cloak of blue flowers. The artwork is photographed outside on a wooden post. The scene is outdoors with a scenic landscape of trees and hills in the distance under cloudy skies.
Digital painting of a happy black and white dog with large ears, smiling with tongue out, on a white background.
A light teal watercolor background with a black-and-white sketch of a bird in flight.
Illustration of a morepork, perched on a branch, with detailed feather patterns, within an oval frame on a teal background.
An illustration of a morepork with a colorful flower crown, set against a black background.
Illustration of a vase with a face, with pink and yellow flowers as hair, winking, with a star-designed galaxy dress and light blue wings.
Illustration of a happy Border Collie dog with one brown eye and one blue eye, on a white background.

Testimonials

“Sarah did an amazing job creating my new logo and brand! She made the process easy and enjoyable, really taking the time to understand me and my vision. Her creativity and talent shine through in the final result. I absolutely love it and would happily recommend her to anyone looking for a thoughtful and skilled graphic designer.”

— Nicole